64
64
Mar 23, 2013
03/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
and not allow anybody to get married. >> if they strike doma down on certain grounds, doma violates basic rights of equality, that leaves a lot that ban same-sex marriage dangling. >> scott: there is a question of standing and both cases asked both sides to argue why they have the right to be there. how big a deal is that? is that a sleeper issue? >> it is a big issue. one of the cues we have of that is the supreme court asked for briefing on that question and is allowing time for separate oral argument on that question in both cases. i think the issue of standing in relation to prop 8 is an interesting one. as vik said, the attorney general and governor from the get-go have not defended prop 8. the question is whether these proponents of prop 8 represented by mr. pugno we heard earlier have the right to do that. essentially, the ballots are private citizens. they are not people elected to make litigation decisions. you have a situation where you have private parties who might be able to make litigation decisions and have no accountability for that. nor any delegation of authority t
and not allow anybody to get married. >> if they strike doma down on certain grounds, doma violates basic rights of equality, that leaves a lot that ban same-sex marriage dangling. >> scott: there is a question of standing and both cases asked both sides to argue why they have the right to be there. how big a deal is that? is that a sleeper issue? >> it is a big issue. one of the cues we have of that is the supreme court asked for briefing on that question and is allowing time...
116
116
Jun 27, 2013
06/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
doma that denied benefits to same-sex couples. justice anthony kennedy said doma writes inequality into the code and justice skolia said it's one to elect change, it's for a court of law to impose change but judging those who oppose it as enemies of the human race. president obama while in route to africa applauded the doma decision and directed eric holder to review all federal laws related to today's ruling. constitutional law experts say that's just the beginning of impact in the real world. >> no so much in the workplace, for employers but employees who will benefit with social security, health insurance, state taxes. there are more than 1,000 federal laws that affect spouses and now gay coupling legally married can take care of those protections for their families, as well. >> reporter: a second ruling for california becoming the 13th state to legalize the marriage, much to the delight of cheers crowds in san francisco and the capital. a ruling struck down proposition eight which banned gay marriage in california back in 2008
doma that denied benefits to same-sex couples. justice anthony kennedy said doma writes inequality into the code and justice skolia said it's one to elect change, it's for a court of law to impose change but judging those who oppose it as enemies of the human race. president obama while in route to africa applauded the doma decision and directed eric holder to review all federal laws related to today's ruling. constitutional law experts say that's just the beginning of impact in the real world....
49
49
Jun 29, 2013
06/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
chief justice roberts who also dissented in the doma case took a very different rhetorical tact. he said i disagree with what we're doing today as a court. but let's be clear what the majority is doing has nothing to do with what the states have a latitude to do. so scalia wanted to score rhetorical points. i think roberts wanted to tell justice kennedy if your mind isn't made up about this you haven't yet boxed yourself in. >> on prop 8 it reminds you how important elections are. if you think back to when caramel harris was elected she barely beat steve cooley. he would have defended. there wouldn't have been a standing question. might have turned out quite differently. >> a related point is, governor brown and attorney general harris decided not to defend, which was a very momentous thing to do. and when the sponsors were in the case, no one was really paying attention to that. now it turns out that's really what doomed prop 8 is their failure to defend. and the politics in the meanwhile have changed that they don't have to pay any price for that. >> and the weddings have begun
chief justice roberts who also dissented in the doma case took a very different rhetorical tact. he said i disagree with what we're doing today as a court. but let's be clear what the majority is doing has nothing to do with what the states have a latitude to do. so scalia wanted to score rhetorical points. i think roberts wanted to tell justice kennedy if your mind isn't made up about this you haven't yet boxed yourself in. >> on prop 8 it reminds you how important elections are. if you...
108
108
Feb 26, 2011
02/11
by
KQEH
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> is this related to doma? >> no. doma is a federal statute, and prop eight is at the state level. we have the president of the united states opining that a federal law banning same-sex marriage cannot be constitutionally upheld. and although that is his opinion, it is his legal argument, it's something that some believe the courts may give some credence to going forward. >> it is still the law. >> it is still the law. the obama administration says it won't defend this law in court anymore against constitutional challenges, it is required to enforce the law until congress repeals it or until the court strikes it down. >> what's happening on that front? anyone coming forward to challenge? >> dianne feinstein within hours or possibly within minutes of the obama administration's announcement, promised to issue law to repeal the defense of marriage act. she said she was against it when it passed. it will be a very interesting debate. >> what about the timing of the obama administration's decision? with everything going on
. >> is this related to doma? >> no. doma is a federal statute, and prop eight is at the state level. we have the president of the united states opining that a federal law banning same-sex marriage cannot be constitutionally upheld. and although that is his opinion, it is his legal argument, it's something that some believe the courts may give some credence to going forward. >> it is still the law. >> it is still the law. the obama administration says it won't defend...
70
70
Jun 29, 2013
06/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
doma was signed into law by president bill clinton 17 years ago. marriage declares doma is a marriage between a man and a woman, not a man and a man or a woman with a woman. legally, prior to this ruling, doma denied federal benefits to state married homosexuals, including tax breaks that are extended to heterosexual couples. because of the 5th amendment to the constitution, quote, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, unquote. if marriage is defined as heterosexual only, that is between a woman and a man, then a homosexual union is unconstitutionally stripped of the rights to cross gender married couples. the majority of opinion said this places same sex couples in of being a marriage. it de means the couple that the constitution protects and humiliates tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples, unquote. anthony spoke for the descent. side swiping kennedy in the process. to defend traditional marriage is not to condemn, demeanor humiliate those that want other arrangements. to hurl such accusations casu
doma was signed into law by president bill clinton 17 years ago. marriage declares doma is a marriage between a man and a woman, not a man and a man or a woman with a woman. legally, prior to this ruling, doma denied federal benefits to state married homosexuals, including tax breaks that are extended to heterosexual couples. because of the 5th amendment to the constitution, quote, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, unquote. if marriage is defined as heterosexual only,...
116
116
Feb 26, 2011
02/11
by
KQEH
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
this law is called doma. the defensive marriage act. doma defines marriage as "a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." doma denies federal benefits and inheritance rights to gay and lesbian couples, even if the couple was married in a state where gay marriage is legal currently. connecticut, iowa, massachusetts, new hampshire, vermont, and the district of columbia. two and i half years ago president barack obama was more traditional in his views on what marriage is. >> i believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. >> so? what has changed, mr. obama's view? it could be the self-described shellacking he took in last fall's midterm elections which many a trip to a lackluster turnout by the democrats to prevents a repeat performance, when he runs for re-election in 2012, some say he is rallying his liberal supporters with policy changes like the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" his reversal on gay marriage. question, is obama also mr. obama baiting the republicans to divert their attention from t
this law is called doma. the defensive marriage act. doma defines marriage as "a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." doma denies federal benefits and inheritance rights to gay and lesbian couples, even if the couple was married in a state where gay marriage is legal currently. connecticut, iowa, massachusetts, new hampshire, vermont, and the district of columbia. two and i half years ago president barack obama was more traditional in his views on what...
88
88
Feb 11, 2012
02/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
so it's quite possible that doma will be struck down before it gets -- doma requires states to recognize marriages that are performed in other states even if it's not legal in your state. it's going to be interesting. i think clearly things are moving. you look at the polls now. there's a slight plurality supporting gay marriage. that was not the case three, five years ago. certainly not when prop 8 passed. things are moving. it's part of the political gestalt changing a little bit. >> bottom line is, when can marriages start again, if at all? >> interesting question. it looks like the stay on the ruling will end on february 28th. which would mean theoretically they could begin on february 28th. you can be sure backers of prop 8 will go back into court, to the supreme court if necessary, to get that stay put back in place so there won't be any more same-sex marriages until this is finally resolved. >> the lone dissenting judge was a bush appointee? >> randy submit, bush-appointed in 2007, a mormon from pocatello. his dissent was narrow. he basically said, i'm not so sure there wasn't a n
so it's quite possible that doma will be struck down before it gets -- doma requires states to recognize marriages that are performed in other states even if it's not legal in your state. it's going to be interesting. i think clearly things are moving. you look at the polls now. there's a slight plurality supporting gay marriage. that was not the case three, five years ago. certainly not when prop 8 passed. things are moving. it's part of the political gestalt changing a little bit. >>...
68
68
Mar 2, 2013
03/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
>> well, about 287 companies signed on to the brief about doma, the defense of marriage act, and these companies are from a wide range of industries, but we in the technology community saw a lot of silicon valley representation. we saw google, microsoft, twitter, zynga, go down the line of public facing consumer internet companies. it's like a roll call there. they're all speaking out very frankly about their support for same-sex marriage. and i think we all ask that question, what does any business have in such a personal, political conversation? their argument is this is also an hr conversation. it's about taxes. it's about benefits. it's about insurance. and they feel that they have shouldering an unfair burden in terms of just -- in terms of human relations and human resources. >> specifically, though, pardon me for interrupting, specifically, though, how are they affected? is it impeding their efforts to hire the best people? is it creating legal confusion in the hr department, who gets benefit, who doesn't? >> all of the above. they cited one case where yale university had to --
>> well, about 287 companies signed on to the brief about doma, the defense of marriage act, and these companies are from a wide range of industries, but we in the technology community saw a lot of silicon valley representation. we saw google, microsoft, twitter, zynga, go down the line of public facing consumer internet companies. it's like a roll call there. they're all speaking out very frankly about their support for same-sex marriage. and i think we all ask that question, what does...
241
241
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 241
favorite 0
quote 0
>> well, the challenge here to doma really is that only this provision in doma is unconstitutional as applied to legally married same-sex couples. the argument is that that provision discriminates against them by treating them differently from legally married opposite sex couple its. so if the court found in favor of edie windsor as the lower federal appellate court here did t would not affect any state's law that prohibits same-sex marriage so this is more of a yes or so no question, there aren't as many options as there are with the california prop 8 case for the court. >> warner: very briefly, the court did also raise so called standing issues in each one is it fair to say if they rule on these standing issue these could be incredibly narrow rulings. >> they could. the standing questions have to do with whether parties including the united states government are properly before the court in these cases. if the court finds that they are not properly before them the court will never even get to the marriage. the cases will be dismissed. >> warner: marcia, thank you so much. >> my plea
>> well, the challenge here to doma really is that only this provision in doma is unconstitutional as applied to legally married same-sex couples. the argument is that that provision discriminates against them by treating them differently from legally married opposite sex couple its. so if the court found in favor of edie windsor as the lower federal appellate court here did t would not affect any state's law that prohibits same-sex marriage so this is more of a yes or so no question,...
61
61
Mar 30, 2013
03/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
a march was held on tuesday night on the ruling on prop 8 and the doma act is expected in june. we will watch closely. >>> we have other top stories as well. here to discuss them is robert gammon, co-editor of the east bay express. scott smith for the record in stockton and tom vacar, ktvu news consumer editor. a troubling development. at least 32 defective bolts on the eastern span of the bay bridge must be replaced. they are large rods, three inches in diameter and 24 feet long. tom, why did the bolts break and have they been inspected? >> first of all, this is a tiny model of this thing. the real ones are 15 times the size meaning the metal on these shafts about this much longer. >> 15 times the size of what you are holding up. >> they are huge. some are 30 feet long. the shortest is nine feet long and weigh thousands of pounds. what happened is as they were literally cranking them down to put them into place, they would torque them down and torque them down. they finally got set and some would break. others would break a short time later. these are huge pieces of metal. this
a march was held on tuesday night on the ruling on prop 8 and the doma act is expected in june. we will watch closely. >>> we have other top stories as well. here to discuss them is robert gammon, co-editor of the east bay express. scott smith for the record in stockton and tom vacar, ktvu news consumer editor. a troubling development. at least 32 defective bolts on the eastern span of the bay bridge must be replaced. they are large rods, three inches in diameter and 24 feet long. tom,...